JPS63502249A - assembly toy set - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Construction toy element with elements providing location information The present invention provides , with an element that provides location information by detecting reflected energy. Regarding assembly toy cents.

Associated toy elements are known in the form of a light source and a light detector, said light detector being a light source or a light detector. The bow is designed to detect the light transmitted from the source.

This conventional technique uses light absorbing means to insert information into the path of the light beam. It provides information signals.

It is an object of the present invention to provide improved means with respect to the prior art for providing location information. Our goal is to provide assembly toy sets.

This purpose is based on the fact that the assembly toy Cent is defined in the characterizing part of claim 1. This is achieved by consisting of elements of different types.

Therefore, the present invention preferably comprises a known integrated circuit comprising both a light source and a detector. A particular advantage of the present invention is that it consists in the use of integrated electronic circuits, in part in construction toys. Can be connected to other elements belonging to the cent, and some can be used to generate various forms of energy reaction. This type of detector is used in a housing adapted to interface with the radiation source. It can be obtained by Preferably, the circuit is configured to detect a weak signal if the received optical signal becomes weak. The intensity of the transmitted light will automatically increase and the power supply will increase depending on the light reflection conditions. Since the circuit takes the current, two lead wires leading to the circuit are sufficient (for example, (See page 255 of Electronic Design, 1982).

It is of type.

An energy emitting source and an energy receiver and detector as defined in claim 1. However, the preferred embodiment is described as being a light source and a photoreceptor; It does not interfere with the use of ordinary optical devices such as Rownive.

Energy cooperating with the assembly toy element of claim 2 and claim 1 Provides an example of reflective means. For example, the disc may be This is the tachometer disc described. What is stated in claim 4? As shown, the disc is equipped with a wind cup and therefore serves as an anemometer. It may work.

Claim 5 provides that the region sensitive to detection is away from the immediate vicinity of the assembly toy element. Another example of an energy reflecting means in the form of a light guide mechanically coupled with said element is as follows: providing.

Claim 6 provides further advantageous elements for use in the construction toy cent of the invention. , the element guiding light of the type described in claim 4. from a line cord cooperating directly or indirectly with a photodetecting element through means of Become.

The light source may be a laser, thus providing highly sensitive detection. It is possible. See claim 7.

For example, vibrations in thin films can be recorded with coherent light, especially in this case. For detection of turbulence, the structure must be mechanically stable and geometrically stable. It is important that it is well-limited. When coherent light is used , the change in the reflective power of the energy reflecting means is as described in claim 8. Obtainable.

The above-mentioned examples, explained in detail below, are similar to other energy reflections of construction toy cents. Mechanical coupling, including positioning of both transmitter and receiver with respect to assembly elements By positioning both the light source and the photoreceptor within a housing having a It shows various cases where special effects can be obtained.

The invention will be explained more fully by the following description of some embodiments with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the known elements of a construction toy cent.

FIGS. 2 and 3 conceptually show the main parts of an embodiment of the assembly toy cent of the present invention. This is what is shown.

Figures 4 to 7 show various embodiments of energy reflecting means. be.

FIG. 8 conceptually shows how the assembled toy cent of the present invention is used.

FIG. 9 conceptually shows another usage state of the assembled toy set of the present invention. .

Figures 10 to 12 show the state seen from below, the state seen from the side, and the state seen from above. This figure shows one embodiment of the assembled toy cent in more detail.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in FIG. 11.

Figure 1 has a plurality of coupling protrusions on the upper side, and is connected to the adjacent assembly elements (see Figure 10). Known consisting of a hollow body provided on the underside with complementary coupling means for connecting with coupling projections The assembly elements are shown. An embodiment of the assembly element of the invention described below is shown in FIG. Although the assembly elements of the invention are adapted to cooperate with the assembly elements shown in FIG. may be arranged to cooperate with interconnectable toy elements of known shape. I hope you understand what I mean.

2 and 3 conceptually illustrate the main components of an embodiment of the assembly element of the invention. It is something that Therefore, FIG. 2 shows a hollow structure with four connecting protrusions 2 on the upper side. Box 3 is shown and has been replaced by first through hole 4. In addition, the housing The ring 3 has two holes, a large hole 5 and a small hole 6. Figure 3 shows the Designated tabularly by the reference numeral 7 and indicating an insert consisting of plate 8. 1, and the complementary connecting means described in connection with FIG. The plate 8 is formed in the bush (see also Figures 10 and 13). 9 and a holder 10 adapted to hold the electric circuit board 11. In addition to the electronic circuit, the circuit board 11 also includes a combination of a light source and a photodetector 12 and two cooperating plug bins which can be extended through hole 4 in FIG. An electronic connection bushing 13 is provided.

The insert 7 can be housed in the case 3, and the through hole of the bushing 9 is connected to the hole 5. (and the hole lined up with the hole 5 on the opposite side of the housing 3), It will be appreciated that the light element 12 is at the same height as the hole 6.

The bushing 9 is preferably fitted with a disc 15 having a reflective part and a non-reflective part on both sides. It is adapted to function as a bearing for the girder shaft 14. Therefore, the disk Since the disc 15 can function as a tachometer disc, the optical element 12 The rotational speed of the shaft 140 can be detected. Light elements have reflective properties Acts as a normal switch by rotating a disc between two different positions be able to. As shown in FIG. 5, attach the cup 16 to the disk 15. Even if the disc and cup are combined to function as an anemometer. good.

FIG. 6 shows another element of the assembly toy cent of the present invention, which element is a light guide rod. One end 18 of the rod 17 is accommodated in the hole 6 (see FIG. 2). It is designed to be retained. In FIG. 6, the light guide loft 17 is is shown in conjunction with a container 19 of , and the reflection conditions at the other end of the light guide rod are: Whether the liquid surrounds the end of the light guide rod or is at the lower level very influenced. Therefore, the components of the present invention allow the level of liquid in container 19 to be can be detected.

FIG. 7 shows additional reflective assembly elements used in the construction toy cent of the present invention.

The assembly element in Figure 7 consists of elements corresponding to Figure 1, but with a label on one side of the assembly element. An in-cord 20 is provided. An example of the use of said element is shown in FIG. 8 includes three elements 22-24 of the type shown in FIG. 2 shows a rectangular beam 21 placed in a rectangular position. Furthermore, the optical conductor cable 27 and 28 to the line cords of blocks 22-24. Two elements 25 and 26 are shown, with the cough optic cable being carried by holders 29 and 30. Fixed.

Furthermore, as mentioned above, the line cord should be , an indentation may be formed in the element. The assembly elements shown in Figure 8 are , for example, for a car model fitted with a self-moving pawl device with beam 21. can be incorporated inside. In this case, the beam 21 extends in the longitudinal direction is movable with respect to the chassis, while the holders 29 and 30 are fixed with respect to the chassis. It is a state. The light guide cables 27 and 28 are flexible so that the detector element 2 5 and 26 may be placed on fixed parts of the vehicle or on moving parts. It's okay. Therefore, scanning the line codes on assembly elements 22-24 Possibly via the electrical information coming from the detector elements 25 and 26 the claw device Please understand that location information may be generated for. line Connect to a control computer coded to interpret the code information Although it is sufficient to use only one detector element 25 capable of By using 6, the information can be made more selective.

Associated computers can be selectively coded to respond to predetermined code patterns. mechanically altering the line code elements 22-24 shown. A variety of models can be constructed by changing the position of elements or A predetermined computer interpretation can be given to various control characteristics.

Figure 9 shows another way to use the assembly toy set of the present invention. The latter shall be related to the staking device of the automobile model described in connection with FIG. 8. Can be done. Elements 31 are provided on the lane and are closely spaced from each other. The top is oriented such that light is transmitted downwardly toward a path 32 consisting of lines and dashed lines. represents the detector element described above. Element 31 is securely mounted on the vehicle. Therefore, it is not clear how the vehicle is positioned with respect to the route 32 on the lane. It can be detected by commonly known electronic devices. This information is shown in Figure 8. for generating steering signals to rudder pawl devices designed as described in connection with It can be used for The code line 33 crossing the direction of movement is How far the car has traveled along the distance determined by path 32 A control system is provided to receive information about the vehicle. In some cases , the code line 33 is a steering system for maneuvering along another path 34. It may also be possible to notify the

In most cases, generating a digital signal from the detector element is the same as described above. It is assumed in advance. However, it prevents detecting analog signals. It is noteworthy that there is nothing available. Because the analog signal is This is simply a matter of designing the electronic circuit that detects the current consumption of the light source. It is.

10 to 13 show other representative examples of embodiments of the detector element of the present invention. It is something that That is, these drawings are from below, from the side, from above, and from the top. It is shown in the state cut along the XI-XI line 11 times. Figures 2 and 3 Reference numbers used in connection with the figures are also shown in figures 10 to 13. , the plate 80 base is the complement described above for connecting protrusions on adjacent elements. The first feature is that a pair of connecting tubes 35 and 36 are provided as a connecting means. This can be understood from Figure 10. FIG. 13 details the position of the insert 7 in the housing 3. The bushing 9 at the top is a slight stopper inside the housing 3. You can see how it is engaged with the The illustrated embodiment is used as an example only. I hope you understand that it is just that.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An assembly toy set with both an energy emitting source and an energy receiving detector element and an energy-reflecting element, the assembly element The assembly element is connected mechanically to other elements belonging to the assembly, and the assembly element is connected to the energy source. a light-like emission characterized in that it comprises means for operatively coupling with a reflective element; with an element that provides location information by detecting reflected energy. Assembly toy set. 2. A disk supported transversely on the shaft is provided as an energy reflecting element. and the assembly element extends the shaft substantially parallel to the radiation direction of the energy radiating source. Claim 1, characterized in that the device is provided with a through hole for receiving and supporting. assembly toy set. 3. Viewed along a circle around the shaft, the disc features varying reflective properties An assembly toy set according to claim 2, characterized in that: 4. that the disc has a radially outwardly extending wind cup; An assembly toy set according to claim 3. 5. a light guide rod, one end of which is connected to the energy emitting element of the assembly element; received in a hole in the assembly element in line with the source and energy reflection detector. An assembly toy set according to claim 1, characterized in that the assembly toy set is formed as follows. 6. A pair of opposite sides are provided with the mechanical connection means, and the other Features an assembly element with a line cord with varying reflective properties on one side A toy configuration set according to claim 1 or 5. 7. A light source and a photoreceptor are adapted to transmit and receive coherent light, respectively. An assembly toy set according to claim 1, characterized in that: 8. The varying reflective properties are provided by the elevations and indentations on the surface of the assembly element. The assembly toy according to claim 7 and 3 or 6, characterized in that Tools set.